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Study Session to Provide Direction on Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal Design
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CITY OF ALAMEDA
Memorandum
To: Honorable President and
Members of the Planning Board
From: Jennifer Ott, Base Reuse Director
Michelle Giles, Redevelopment Project Manager, Base Reuse
Date: May 9, 2016
Re: Study Session to Provide Direction on Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal Design
DISCUSSION
On April 5, 2016, the City Council approved the Seaplane Lagoon (SPL) Ferry Terminal Plan (Exhibit 1), adopted a CEQA Addendum and approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) for future ferry service at SPL Ferry Terminal. The City Council staff report is attached as Exhibit 2.
Staff is bringing this item to the Planning Board as an information item to update the Planning Board on the current status of the ferry terminal and to receive comments and suggestions on conceptual terminal and landside plans which will be before the Planning Board for design review and other entitlements at a later date. The Planning Board's review and comments will also be helpful, as the ferry terminal project will go before the Bay Conservation Development Commission (BCDC) Design Review Board for permit review at its meeting in June.
For the City, a new ferry service, which is included in its planning documents for Alameda Point, creates a transit hub at the heart of Alameda Point, which maximizes opportunities for Alameda Point residents and employers/employees to be transit users. This minimizes potential traffic impacts and significantly increases the possibility of attracting major commercial users to Alameda Point. Both developer finalists interested in the Site B "commercial only" request for qualifications mentioned the new ferry terminal as a crucial component of marketing and attracting a major business user to Alameda Point.
For Alameda Point Partners (APP), the new ferry service helps it mi...
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